Rest in peace... G.Glenn Cook

This November we received a heart breaking news, we lost one of our great teachers, Glenn Cook. I met Professor Cook for the first time in 2013, he participated in the MSU LA Design week 2013. Prof. Cook was drawn wonderful free hand drawings. I remember that he was showing up in the studio for days while were finished our drawings to do our presentation in the design week... Our professors told us that he was a great mentor a great teacher and a great friend... Rest in Peace Prof. Cook...

Here is what Prof. Pete Melby wrote on our MSU LA Blog

Glenn Cook was from Lake Charles, Louisiana.  He studied landscape architecture at Louisiana State University where he received his degree in Landscape Architecture.  Glenn was a very strong designer and very knowledgeable about construction materials and construction detailing.  In fact, many of his design projects were featured in home and gardening magazines, including one that was featured in Southern Living Magazine and was the cover feature for that month. 

Glenn started working as a professor at Mississippi State University in 1978 when Charles Parks was the head of the Department, Bob Callaway was the head of the Landscape Contracting program, and Dean Charles Lindley was Dean of the College of Agriculture.  Glenn was respected both as a person and as a professor by Charles Parks, a lifelong friend since Glenn’s days at LSU when Charlie was the Extension Landscape Architect. 

Students enjoyed Professor Cook and the respect was mutual.  Glenn was a hands-on design professor, both explaining his evaluation of their designs, and showing alternative solutions with the soft lead pencil he always carried in his shirt pocket.  He knew most designers are visual learners and he was expert at explaining with his visuals.

Glenn is survived by his sons Steve Cook a landscape architect on the east coast, Tim, a graphic designer in Nashville, Tennessee, and his wife Margie. Landscape architecture has lost a valuable professor and a classic landscape architectural designer.  We will all miss the kind and creative person that was George Glenn Cook, FASLA.

--Pete Melby

Link: http://msulalc.blogspot.com/2014/11/in-memoriam-gglenn-cook.html